HEY Dino...Good baits for big sturgeon on the columbia depend what is running up. If shad are thick try shad. Squaw fish bellys work well. Experiment. The sturgeon are not always in the deepest holes. They sit where the current brings them the food. Try the ends of islands. Sometimes sturgeon will pick it up and take off. most of the time sturgeon bites are tap, tap. very light. Even the 10 footers, and as soon as they feel the hook they are gone. You have to be alert. good luck.

[This message has been edited by KORE (edited 03-28-99).]